22 Classical Art Memes to Paint You a Portrait of Funnies Today (August 12, 2025)

Lana DeGaetano • "Show me to me please."

Aug 12, 2025 2:00 PM EDT

The meme gallery is once again open for business… A timeless display of humor is our favorite kind of display of humor, so it's only right that we share these witty classical art memes with the rest of you.

Intellectuals, pseudo-intellectuals, and any other group of people under the sun must realize that classical art is for the people. Why? The timelessness of it all—the brush strokes that indicate we are all simply just human, and human we will continue to be—is what creates and multiplies human connection. History buffs might disagree, but art is for everyone. I will say that memes are also for everyone; This means that, at the end of the day, classical art memes are humanistic at the highest degree. Comedy is inherently intellectual to a certain extent because it relies on context, knowledge of the human experience, and not being a stick in the mud.

These memes are ironic, self-aware, and most of all, relatable. What in the world is better than that? Let's just all be happy we're not living in the medieval era… that was a… time to exist. Scroll below to perk yourself up this week. What are you waiting for?! Make sure to pay attention to the foreground.